Where the Pavement Ends: Five Native American Plays (American Indian Literature & Critical Studies Series)
Description
William S. Yellow Robe, Jr., a leading Assiniboine playwright, began his career in the theater as an actor. Although his acting skills were respected, there were few roles for Native Americans. As a result, he began writing his own plays, creating roles not just for himself but for other Native actors as well. WHERE THE PAVEMENT ENDS comprises five of Yellow Robe's most poignant and powerful plays: The Star Quilter, The Body Guards, Rez Politics, The Council, and Sneaky. Based on his experiences on the Fort Peck Indian reservation, these plays combine raw reservation reality with subtl...
ISBN(s)
0806132655, 9780806132655
